Photos: White Coat Ceremony for future doctors

Updated 10:48 pm, Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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Second year medical student Nicole Umanoff of Long Island helps incoming medical student Krista Morales of Clifton Park put on her first white medical coat during the OWhite Coat CeremonyO at Albany Medical College on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Second year medical student Nicole Umanoff of Long Island helps incoming medical student Krista Morales of Clifton Park put on her first white medical coat during the OWhite Coat CeremonyO at Albany Medical ... more

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Incoming medical student Tori Chee of New York City, center, recites the Hippocratic Oath after receiving their first white medical coats Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, as her second-year mentor, Aleena Paul, right, reads along during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Second-year medical students Alex Drach of New Jersey, left, and Josh Wallsh of California clown around and pick up Jim Snyder of Colorado after the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Second-year medical students Alex Drach of New Jersey, left, and Josh Wallsh of California clown around and pick up Jim Snyder of Colorado after the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical ... more

From left, incoming medical students Peter Andriakos of Niskayuna and Michael Ashamalla of Long Island recite the Hippocratic Oath Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, after receiving their first white medical coat while second-year student Daniel Sedhom of Staten Island listens during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

From left, incoming medical students Peter Andriakos of Niskayuna and Michael Ashamalla of Long Island recite the Hippocratic Oath Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, after receiving their first white medical coat while ... more

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Incoming medical students recite the Hippocratic Oath after receiving their first white medical coat during the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Incoming medical students recite the Hippocratic Oath after receiving their first white medical coat during the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more

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Incoming medical students recite the Hippocratic Oath after receiving their first white medical coat during the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Incoming medical students recite the Hippocratic Oath after receiving their first white medical coat during the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more

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Incoming medical students get their photo taken after receiving their first white medical coats Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Incoming medical students get their photo taken after receiving their first white medical coats Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / ... more

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Second-year medical students get their photo taken after the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Second-year medical students get their photo taken after the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

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Second year medical student Aleena Paul of New York City helps incoming medical student Tori Chee of NYC put on her first white medical coat Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Second year medical student Aleena Paul of New York City helps incoming medical student Tori Chee of NYC put on her first white medical coat Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany ... more

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Incoming medical student Joseph Milner of Charlotte, N.C. signs the student honor code pledge for the class of 2017 before receiving his first white medical coat Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

Incoming medical student Joseph Milner of Charlotte, N.C. signs the student honor code pledge for the class of 2017 before receiving his first white medical coat Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, during the White Coat ... more

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An incoming medical student reads over the Hippocratic Oath before receiving his first white medical coat during the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) less

An incoming medical student reads over the Hippocratic Oath before receiving his first white medical coat during the White Coat Ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Lori ... more

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ALBANY — Putting on their white coats for the first time on Tuesday, 143 new Albany Medical College medical students recited the Hippocratic Oath.

The students were selected from a pool of nearly 9,000 applicants, according to a press release from the college. The future doctors range in age from 20 to 35 and come from 27 states, including 43 students from New York state.

Thirty-eight of the new students graduated from an Albany Medical College joint degree programs at Siena College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or Union College. Thirty-nine have master's degrees, and while the majority have undergraduate degrees in biology, some other majors include anthropology, art and music.